. I went to saporito on saturday, however i was very dissapointed. Food was brilliant however io had to wait for my starters to arrive around 20 min, staff was so busy that didnt come to ask for drink when our glassess were empty. I felt sorry for these lovely people because they tried hardest but it was too many customers and only 3 servers! Definitietly there should be more staff to take care of costumers, because restaurant going to loose some of them. I am not coming back there again.

I was in saporito sunday the 29th of august 2010...I go there once a week every week for the last four years and i must say the food is excellent and the service is superb and the owner is really friendly and all the staff are well mannered and very helpful..All the food is delicious but the pizzas are incredible..And i would recommend it to any one

Was in the restaurant as the review on 22 July and can say that this table were being just simply rude. The owner tried his best to please this one lady and she was just being out of order. We go to this restaurant regular and find the food and service to be good. The fact its busy on a wednesday just sums it up.

Visited this restaurant last night. Extremely busy. Staff could not cope with the pressure. Waited over an hour and a half for our order. Food was unsatisfactory. Sent it back. Was no better second time around. Proprietor was unable to make the situation any better and was volatile and rude to his staff and to ourselves the paying customer. We were extremely upset. Would never go again.

I first went to Saparitos approx 3 years ago and sine me and the family go roughly twice a month. the staff are so friendly and welcoming. Given my background I grew up on Italian food and in my opinion this is by far the best Italian restuarant in Manchester - and I've been to most of them. most recently my partner and I went on a Tuesday night and it was relatively quite. Unfortunatley our 2yr old daughter wouldn't keep still, however, 1 of the waitress was kind enough to get her a colouring book and some pencils and look after her at another table for a while. Can't leave without mentioning the owner who is so cheerful and always stops to have a quick chat with us.

Saporito also have a fantastic meal, good choice of menu, and staff really makes the atomsphere. will go here before going to any other italian restuarant in manchester

Went to Saporito with a group of work mates (7 of us in total) and found the waiting staff to be very sullen and unattentive. I arrived a few minutes later than the others and had to ask to order a drink, rather than the waitress asking me. We then had to ask again for another round of drinks and noboday came to check if anything was okay with our meals. After the meal only half the dirty plates were cleared away and then we waited about half an hour for a dessert menu and then another twenty minutes for them to take the order.
Finally we were made to feel guilty about using a number of different cards to pay the bill. Money is money at the end of the day!!
None of us will be returning and we certainly won't be recommending this establishment to anyone else.

Always helpful, friendly and polite. They have always been great with our children and made them feel special especially on their birthdays or when celebrating special occasions like passing exams. Our parents have always been greeted and treated with the greatest respect.

We even dined here the evening my mother died. None of us had eaten properly for days and we wanted to celebrate her life. The staff catered for our needs and shared our grief but most of all they empathised with us and remembered my mother from previous visits when she had shared happy times there.

The rissoto is lovely, as is the lasagne and meat dishes. My children used to love the pizzas - their tastes have matured somewhat as they have grown older though.
With all this praise I hope the prices don't go up 'cos I want to celebrate my big birthday here soon with 20 plus family members and I'm paying so fingers crossed.

We ventured back here after the smoking ban (went in to eat and is was sooo smoky then we couldn't bear it!). We thought the waitress was rude, sullen and generally unhelpful. The only redeeming feature was that the food was good but I'd rather go somewhere else in future - don't like paying for food when I feel it's an effort to have it served!!

Great food, friendly atmosphere and good service at Saporito